Dover appoints 17 to be volunteer police officers

7:47 AM,
Aug. 15, 2013

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The board of aldermen has passed a resolution appointing 17 men to volunteer positions as auxiliary police officers who will assist sworn officers during emergencies or with crowd and traffic control during parades or festivals.

The 17 men -- including the nephew of Mayor James P. Dodd -- were approved for the unpaid posts but still have to go through background investigations and complete a 12-week auxiliary police training course offered by the Essex County College Police Academy in Cedar Grove.